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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Donald White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <facebookonlinepromo2013@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:03:36 -0700
Subject: FACEBOOK ONLINE SPLASH PROMOTION 2013

FACEBOOK ONLINE SPLASH PROMOTION 2013
PLOTS 101 CORNHILL LONDON EC7V9NP.
UNITED KINGDOM.

Congratulations!!!

You have been selected as one (1) of (15) winners in this month?s Face-book online splash promo selected from all regions by our internet processing unit. Our fifteen (15) winners have been selected from five continents currently connected to the Face book network London and South Africa.
Award Attached to ticket number (5647600545189) and ballot number (BLT: 12052006/20).

Your User name as the 5th beneficiary in this promo was chosen at random by our Digital Random Internet Processing Service Asia Pacific (D.R.I.P.S) and your reward is coming from the interests generated from advertising and copyrights from the Face book network London and South Africa. Congratulations once again from Face book; you are entitled to a surprise package worth the sum of $750,000. (Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars only ) .

Contact Our South Africa DISTRICT Online Coordinator directly with the below information;


Mr. Donald White

Email:facebookonlinepromo2013@gmail.com

FULL NAME: ......................
CONTACT ADDRESS/NOT Po BOX:
PHONE NUMBER:

OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY/NATIONALITY:
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
TICKET NUMBER :...
BALLOT NUMBER:....

Do not disclose this to any one on till you claim your price
for security reasons. We have had cases where the last
winners complain of someone else claiming their prices.
2013? English (US)
About ? Advertising? Developers? Careers? Privacy? Terms? Help


Mr. Donald White
Fiduciary Agent Face-Book Team.

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